AN ICY RESOLVE

Dane Gudauskas on the back of a tractor, taking the only available mode of transportation from the mountains to the coast.

One of the most important things to remember while camping in Iceland is to never get wet before going to sleep. In climates near the Arctic Circle, staying dry at night is the key to avoiding frostbite or hypothermia. Tanner Gudauskas forgot this maxim one night on a recent visit to Iceland’s northwestern coast, when he unzipped the compact yellow tent he was sharing with his brother Dane and stepped outside to use the bathroom.

“It was the middle of the night and it was drizzling, so I got a little wet,” recalls Tanner. “When I got back into my sleeping bag, I was instantly freezing cold. I knew you weren’t supposed to go to sleep wet, so